27 Best universities for Literature in Seoul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Seoul ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 204K citations received by 13.7K academic papers made by 27 universities in Seoul was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Seoul National University

For Literature

#1 in South Korea

#20 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

2. Yonsei University

For Literature

#3 in South Korea

#40 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

3. Korea University

For Literature

#4 in South Korea

#83 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

4. Hanyang University

For Literature

#5 in South Korea

#95 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

5. Sungkyunkwan University

For Literature

#6 in South Korea

#119 in Asia

Founded: 1398

6. Ewha Womans University

For Literature

#9 in South Korea

#222 in Asia

Enrollment: 24,680
Founded: 1886

7. Kyung Hee University

For Literature

#10 in South Korea

#224 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

8. Chung-Ang University

For Literature

#11 in South Korea

#232 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 28,221
Founded: 1918

9. Sejong University

For Literature

#13 in South Korea

#297 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,350
Founded: 1940

10. Sogang University

For Literature

#15 in South Korea

#301 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,227
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1960

11. Konkuk University

For Literature

#18 in South Korea

#334 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,620
Founded: 1946

12. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

For Literature

#19 in South Korea

#357 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1954

13. Dongguk University

For Literature

#27 in South Korea

#460 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,204
Founded: 1906

14. Catholic University of Korea

For Literature

#28 in South Korea

#467 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

15. Kwangwoon University

For Literature

#32 in South Korea

#646 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,807
Founded: 1934

16. Soongsil University

For Literature

#34 in South Korea

#689 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1897

17. Hongik University

For Literature

#37 in South Korea

#735 in Asia

Founded: 1946

18. Seoul National University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#40 in South Korea

#778 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

19. University of Seoul

For Literature

#42 in South Korea

#809 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,967
Founded: 1918

20. Sangmyung University

For Literature

#43 in South Korea

#852 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 6,604
Founded: 1937

21. Kookmin University

For Literature

#44 in South Korea

#855 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1946

22. Sookmyung Women's University

For Literature

#51 in South Korea

#996 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 12,869
Founded: 1948

23. Sahmyook University

For Literature

#54 in South Korea

#1064 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1906

24. Seoul National University of Education

For Literature

#56 in South Korea

#1068 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 3,420
Founded: 1946

25. Seoul Women's University

For Literature

#68 in South Korea

#1282 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1961

26. Hansung University

For Literature

#82 in South Korea

#1613 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,686
Founded: 1945

27. Sungshin University

For Literature

#84 in South Korea

#1635 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1936

Universities for Literature near Seoul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Gachon University	31	Seongnam
34	Inha University	16	Incheon
34	Ajou University	17	Suwon
73	Kangwon National University	24	Chuncheon
114	Chungbuk National University	30	Cheongju
138	KAIST	2	Daejeon
138	Chungnam National University	26	Daejeon
193	Chonbuk National University	21	Jeonju
237	Kyungpook National University	12	Daegu
250	Yeungnam University	22	Gyeongsan

Universities for Literature near Seoul

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